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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (34197)	5/22/2003 2:26:13 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Sweden will have the best Riesling of them all. Better than Ontario ?

To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (34197)	5/22/2003 2:35:53 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

“Europe is developing a peculiar sort of post-industrial economy. As manufacturing industry declines in importance in rich countries, production is supposed to switch to profitable services. Instead, the fastest increases in production in Western Europe this decade have been in heavily subsidised farming. According to the World Bank, agricultural production in most European countries grew by more than 3% a year from 1980 to 1985—led by Holland (7.8%), Denmark (5.1%) and West Germany (4%). Services grew by barely 2% a year. In little over a decade, the EC’s sugar regime has turned the community from a major net sugar importer to the world’s largest exporter. Britain has shared in this unexpected trend, and seen agriculture-led growth for the first time since the early eighteen century.” Elmat's book circa 1989. You see, pezz, at least now you can't say anymore I always pick on the US only :-)

To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (34197)	5/22/2003 6:06:08 AM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Yea, I'm sure it's a mess.... but I also see no reason for entire countries or regions to be expected to have no food production, let alone having it depend on 'supply lines' weekes long that include containers traveling all over the planet collecting god knows what. It simply makes no sense. I'm not an expert, but there are literally headlines catch the eye every day: 1.) Forcing anyone to take beef with hormones because a bunch of egg heads claim it's fine. One trip to Chicago set's even the GERMAN tourist wondering 'what makes these people soooo fat? 2.) Autism 'groups' warning parents to feed their children only fresh bread, as that sitting in plastic 'wrappers' is shown to carry a jabillion times the molds of fresh. 3.) The rules regulating what is 'safe' for inclusion in food even in the US uses virtually no scientific trials except for broad additives, and even these are considered suspect by many in the field. "I would't feed my DOG that fake fat!" 4.) The country pushing for free and open trade in food has a skyrocketing obesity rate linked to diet. 5.) Terrorism 5 1/2.) The food here essentially sucks anyway! -ggg- DAK